On Directing Githa Sowerby’s Rutherford and Son

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University of Washington Abstract On Directing Githa Sowerby’s Rutherford and Son Cody Holliday Haefner Chair of Supervisory Committee: Valerie Curtis-Newton School of Drama This thesis documents the pre-production process of directing a production of Githa Sowerby’s play Rutherford and Son, and includes initial research, play analysis, script preparation notes, visual research, discussion of the design concepts, images of said designs, and production photographs.